Andrew Lawrence (basketball)

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Andrew Lawrence

| image =

| position = Point guard / shooting guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 201

| league = British Basketball League

| team = Surrey Scorchers

| number = 4

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|6|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = London, England

| high_school = St. John the Baptist School
(Surrey, England)

| college = Charleston (2009–2013)

| draft_year = 2013

| career_start = 2013

| career_end =

| years1 = 2013–2014

| team1 = Zadar

| years2 = 2015–2016

| team2 = Gipuzkoa

| years3 = 2016

| team3 = Prishtina

| years4 = 2016–2017

| team4 = Châlons Reims

| years5 = 2017

| team5 = Prishtina

| years6 = 2017–2018

| team6 = Scafati

| years7 = 2018–2019

| team7=Latina Basket

| years8=2019–2020

| team8=London City Royals

| years9=2020–2021

| team9=Plymouth Raiders

| years10= 2021-

| team10=Surrey Scorchers

| highlights =

2× Second team all-SoCon (2012, 2013)

}}

Andrew Derek Lawrence (born 4 June 1990) is a British professional basketball player for the Surrey Scorchers of the British Basketball League. Born in London, Lawrence played college basketball for Charleston, being named in the all-SoCon second team for two years in a row in 2012 and 2013. He represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Personal

Lawrence is the son of Renaldo Lawrence who was drafted by the San Diego Clippers in the eighth round of the 1979 NBA draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1979.html |title=1979 NBA Draft |publisher=Basketball-Reference.com |date=25 June 1979 }} He is also the nephew of David Lawrence who played in the British Basketball League for six seasons.{{cite web|url=http://www.usaselectbasketball.com/aboutus.html |title=:: USA Select Basketball :: |accessdate=2011-08-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916192821/http://www.usaselectbasketball.com/aboutus.html |archivedate=16 September 2011 }}

He attended St. John the Baptist secondary school (SJB) in Woking, Surrey.

College career

In Andrew's freshman season at the College of Charleston, he appeared in all thirty-four games, averaging 4.7 points per game. On 30 January 2010 Andrew scored a season-high thirteen points against Georgia Southern University.{{cite web|title=Andrew Lawrence Bio|url=http://www.cofcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14800&ATCLID=204763456|work=CofCSports.com|accessdate=19 July 2012}}

Andrew appeared in all thirty-six games his sophomore season, including two starts. He averaged 5.8 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. Andrew also led the team in total steals, with thirty-seven.

In his junior season, Andrew averaged 13.0 points, 5.5 assists, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.9 steals per game.{{cite web|title=Andrew Lawrence Stats, News, Videos, Highlights, Pictures, Bio|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/46348/andrew-lawrence|work=ESPN|access-date=19 July 2012}} On 2 February 2012 Andrew scored a career high 32 points in a double-overtime loss to Elon.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/gamelog/_/id/46348/andrew-lawrence |title=Andrew Lawrence Stats, News, Videos, Highlights, Pictures, Bio - Charleston Cougars - ESPN |publisher=Espn.go.com |date=4 June 1990 }} He was also named to the All-Southern Conference second team.

As a senior Lawrence was chosen for a second-straight year in the Second team of the Southern Conference.{{Cite web |url=http://www.appstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=206605968 |title=Healy Named SoCon Defensive Player of the Year |publisher=Appalachian State Sports Information |publication-date=5 March 2013}}

Professional career

Following graduation Andrew Lawrence was selected as a member of the Washington Wizards 2013 NBA Summer League squad[http://www.hoopsfix.com/2013/07/five-brits-to-represent-in-nba-summer-league-in-vegas/ Five Brits to Represent in NBA Summer League in Vegas] averaging 5.8ppg, 1.8apg and 2.5rpg.[http://www.nba.com/summerleague/2013/players/sl_andrew_lawrence/index.html 2013 Summer League Statistics]

In September 2013, he signed with KK Zadar of Croatia for the 2013–14 season.{{cite news|title=Zadar announced British rookie Andrew Lawrence|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/adriatic-league/63485/zadar-announced-british-rookie-andrew-lawrence.html|accessdate=19 September 2013|newspaper=Sportando.net}}

After being inactive during one entire season due to an injury, in July 2015 he signed with Spanish club Gipuzkoa Basket for the 2015–16 ACB season.{{cite news|title=Gipuzkoa sign Andrew Lawrence|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/170326/gipuzkoa-sign-andrew-lawrence.html|accessdate=24 July 2015|work=Sportando.com|date=24 July 2015}}

On 5 October 2016, Lawrence signed with Sigal Prishtina of Kosovo.[https://www.sportando.com/en/cups/balkan-league/213454/sigal-prishtina-inks-andrew-lawrence.html Sigal Prishtina inks Andrew Lawrence] On 12 December 2017, he left Prishtina and signed with French club Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket for the rest of the 2016–17 Pro A season.[https://www.sportando.com/en/france/pro-a/220181/chalons-reims-inks-andrew-lawrence.html Chalons-Reims inks Andrew Lawrence]

On 11 September 2017, Lawrence signed with Sigal Prishtina, returning to the club for a second stint.[https://www.sportando.com/en/europe/kosovo/246561/maxie-esho-andrew-lawrence-sign-with-sigal-prishtina.html Maxie Esho, Andrew Lawrence sign with Sigal Prishtina] On 7 December 2017, he left Prishtina and signed with Italian club Scafati Basket for the rest of the 2017–18 Serie A2 Basket.{{cite news|title=Givova Scafati, ingaggiato il play-guardia britannico Andrew Renaldo Lawrence|url=http://www.scafatibasket.com/5504-2/|accessdate=7 December 2017|work=scafatibasket.com|date=7 December 2017|language=Italian}}[https://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a2-ovest/256622/andrew-lawrence-signs-with-scafati.html Andrew Lawrence signs with Scafati]

In August 2019, Lawrence signed with London City Royals of the British Basketball League (BBL).{{Cite web|url=https://www.hoopsfix.com/2019/08/london-city-royals-bring-in-andrew-lawrence/|title = London City Royals Bring in Andrew Lawrence|date = 20 August 2019}} On 24 September, Lawrence made his debut for the Royals, scoring 27 points and dishing out 9 assists in an away win over Plymouth Raiders.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hoopsfix.com/2019/09/andrew-lawrence-shines-on-bbl-debut-in-royals-victory/|title = Andrew Lawrence Shines on BBL Debut in Royals Victory|date = 24 September 2019}} The City Royals folded midway the 2019–20 season. On 26 August 2020, Lawrence signed with Plymouth.{{cite news |title=Plymouth Raiders officially signs Andrew Lawrence |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/plymouth-raiders-officially-signs-andrew-lawrence/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=26 August 2020 |date=26 August 2020}}

International

Andrew represented England at the 2008 Under-18 Division B European Championship. In the tournament, Andrew averaged 12.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game. He also participated in the 2009 Under-20 Division B European Championship and the 2010 Under-20 European Championship. Andrew made his first appearance for the Great Britain Men's National Team in an international test match against the Netherlands at ACS Cobham on 7 August 2011. He was then selected in the final 12 for FIBA EuroBasket 2011.{{cite web|title=Andrew Lawrence profile|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Andrew%20Lawrence/pid//_//players.html|work=fiba.com|accessdate=19 July 2012}} On 5 July 2012 Andrew was named to the Great Britain Olympic Basketball Team.{{cite web|title=Lawrence Earns Spot on Great Britain Olympic Team|url=http://www.cofcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14800&ATCLID=205500656|work=CofCSports.com|accessdate=19 July 2012}} In an exhibition game against the United States, Lawrence recorded six points, three rebounds, and three assists.{{cite web|title=United States vs. Great Britain official box score |url=http://www.usabasketball.com/misc/12_mnt_exh_03_box.pdf |accessdate=20 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815112227/http://www.usabasketball.com/misc/12_mnt_exh_03_box.pdf |archivedate=15 August 2012 }}

References

External links

{{FIBA|new_id=167828|old_id=70020}}
{{Basketball-Reference.com international}}
[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Andrew-Lawrence/Summary/21027 Andrew Lawrence] at RealGM
{{Team GB}}
{{Olympics.com profile|andrew-lawrence}}
{{Olympedia}}

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